Genetics Problems
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Genetics Problems
I. For each genotype below, indicate whether it is heterozygous (He) or homozygous (Ho).
AA _____ Ee _____ Ii _____ Mm _____
Bb _____ ff _____ Jj _____ nn _____
Cc _____ Gg _____ kk _____ oo _____
DD _____ HH _____ LL _____ Pp _____
II. For each of the genotypes below, determine what phenotypes would be possible.
Purple flowers are dominant to white flowers. Brown eyes are dominant to blue eyes.
PP BB
Pp Bb
Pp bb
Round seeds are dominant to wrinkled seeds. Bobtails in cats are recessive.
RR TT
Rr Tt
Rr tt
III. For each phenotype below, list the genotypes.
Note: Generally, you would use the first letter of the dominant trait as “upper case”, and then
use the same letter to represent the recessive trait (in “lower case”) – unless it is too difficult
to distinguish between that the letter’s upper and lower case.
Straight hair is dominant to curly hair. Pointed heads are dominant to round heads.
Straight Pointed
Straight Pointed
Curly Round
